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Three people have been arrested and a fourth is pending after the potato shot through a room where two adults and their baby slept, police said.

By REBECCA LeFEVER Daily Record/Sunday News

Updated:
01/30/2013 10:42:55 AM EST

A potato gun shot a spud through the bedroom wall of this Dover Township home. (SUBMITTED)

York, PA -

Three men were arrested and a fourth arrest is pending after police said a potato gun shot a spud through an exterior wall and into a Dover Township family's bedroom, according to Northern York County Regional Police.

Police were called to the 2900 block of Village Square drive just after midnight Tuesday where they found a potato had been shot through the wall and into a bedroom, the release states.

While officers were at the home, they got a second call about an unoccupied minivan that sustained minor rear damage after a potato was shot at it in the 3000 block of Hadley Drive, police said.

Officers went to a local grocery store and found that two people had purchased two 5-pound bags of potatoes between 10:30 and 11 p.m. Monday, the release states.

Three have been charged and charges are pending against a fourth person after a potato was shot through the exterior wall of a Dover Township home. (SUBMITTED)

One of the officers recognized one of the men on the surveillance video. A witness recognized the other. Surveillance also showed them driving a blue Dodge Durango SUV.

Northern Regional police arrested Cody James Cosgrove, 19, of the 100 block of Omaha Avenue in Dover Township, Dakota Falkenroth, 18, of the 2400 block of Manor Road in West Manchester Township and John Whitecomb, 18, of the 600 block of Greensprings Road in Conewago Township.

Each of them were charged with aggravated assault, discharge of a firearm into an occupied structure, criminal conspiracy, recklessly endangering another person, simple assault and criminal mischief.

They were all at central booking Tuesday afternoon to await arraignment on these charges.

A fourth suspect is expect to be arrested soon, police said.

Anyone with information is asked to call Northern Regional police at 717-292-3647 or use the crime tip reporting page at nycrpd.org. @ralefever; 771-2088